From the man behind the football king to the football king.

At 8 pm on August 18th, local time in Portugal, the first match of the 2019-2020 Champions League semi-finals kicked off at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich facing off against French Ligue upstarts Paris Saint-Germain.

Both teams are strong. Bayern Munich has won all the first 9 games of this season and is very strong, especially in the just-concluded Champions League quarter-final, they slaughtered the former universal team Barcelona 8:2, which really shocked the world.

As a rising star in European football, Paris Saint-Germain has performed very well in the Champions League this season, with 9 wins, 7 draw and 1 loss in the first 1 games. Among all teams participating in this season's Champions League, it is second only to the powerful Manchester United and Bayern Munich.

The collision between these two teams is bound to be a fierce battle.

And this is indeed the case. After a spark-filled game, Bayern Munich still showed superior strength. They narrowly defeated Paris Saint-Germain 4:3 and advanced to the final first.

This is the first time that the Bundesliga's southern king has reached the Champions League final in 7 years. It is also the 11th time in Bayern Munich's history that they have reached the Champions League final. They have tied AC Milan's number of finals and are second only to Real Madrid, which has reached the Champions League final 16 times.

A day later, another Champions League semi-final continued at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, with the Red Devils Manchester United facing off against this season's dark horse RB Leipzig.

This match has also attracted worldwide attention. Manchester United, as the Champions League champions for the past two years, is naturally the top European club. And RB Leipzig, as a team with only a dozen years of history, can reach the Champions League semi-finals, which can be called the biggest dark horse in the history of the Champions League.

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This is the first time that the two teams have met in a European competition. Because Leipzig was established not long ago and has only participated in the Champions League in recent years, this is also the first time in the history of Leipzig that they have reached the top four of the Champions League. They hope to go one step further and create new history.

As the Champions League champions for the past two years, Manchester United naturally hopes to continue to win the championship this year, thus achieving three consecutive Champions League titles.

That is a feat that even Real Madrid, known as the king of the Champions League, has not been able to accomplish!

Originally, if Bruno had not joined Manchester United in advance, Real Madrid would have been the first team to win three consecutive Champions League titles since the Champions League was reformed, which further solidified Real Madrid's position as the king of the Champions League.

However, after Bruno traveled through time, he came to Manchester United ahead of schedule, thus ending Real Madrid's dream of winning three consecutive Champions League titles in 2018, and then led Manchester United to open their own era!

Mourinho made some rotations in Manchester United's starting lineup. On the defensive line, Lindelof and Dalot took turns to play, while Maguire and Cancelo sat on the bench. In the midfield, Gundogan replaced Fred. The front three were all rotated, with Mahrez, McTominay and Greenwood forming a new combination.

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"RB Leipzig played very actively at the start and created opportunities one after another."

"Look at this time, Angelino tries to get the ball into the box again."

"Kante intercepted the ball at the edge of the penalty area and Manchester United launched a counterattack."

"Gundogan quickly stepped forward to receive the ball, turned around, and made a long pass directly to the front court."

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Bruno quickly inserted himself into the gap between two Leipzig Red Bull defenders from the left rib. Nordi Mikkiele was thrown away by Bruno almost at the moment of starting.

Upamecano chased Bruno all the way towards the goal, but the French central defender was still one step behind Bruno.

After Bruno took a step ahead, when the ball came to his feet, he took advantage of the situation to move forward and successfully received Gundogan's long pass, then continued to move forward and rushed directly into the penalty area.

Upamecano chased Bruno relentlessly all the way, while Leipzig Red Bull goalkeeper Gulacsi decisively abandoned the goal and the two worked together to block Bruno's shooting angle.

But Bruno was prepared for this. He kicked the ball with his left foot about 15 meters away from the goal. The ball flew over Gulacsi's head. Although the Leipzig Red Bull goalkeeper raised his hands high to stop it, he could only watch the ball fly over his head and fall into the unguarded goal behind him.

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The moment Bruno took the shot, he already knew that the ball was there!

This will be his tenth Champions League goal this season and his 73rd Champions League goal in his career!

"Oh, God!"

"Manchester United's quick counterattack..."

"Bruno...the ball goes in!!!"

"It's amazing! It's so fast!"

"Manchester United's quick counterattack left RB Leipzig's defenders no time to react!"

"This is unbelievable!"

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After the shot, Bruno rushed out of the field, and behind him, the Manchester United players also rushed up frantically.

This goal not only caught RB Leipzig off guard, but also caught Manchester United players themselves off guard.

No one expected that Manchester United's goal would come so suddenly.

It was unbelievable that Bruno not only stopped Gundogan's pass, but also created a chance for a counterattack and scored against RB Leipzig.

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"This was a very quick and concise counterattack! From Kante's interception to Gundogan's long pass, the whole process was very fast, and Bruno's ability to run into space was once again demonstrated, which was really surprising."

"Let's watch the whole process of scoring the goal again."

"Bruno's stop was very good, almost like a continuous stop and dribble. Upamecano didn't even have a chance to touch the ball during the whole process, and the Leipzig Red Bull central defender couldn't catch up with Bruno's dribbling speed. This is really surprising, Bruno is too fast!"

"Mikiele has performed well this season and played a great role in RB Leipzig's advancement to the Champions League, but unfortunately tonight he ran into Bruno. This French defender, who has become famous in the Bundesliga this season, simply couldn't keep up with Bruno's rhythm and pace tonight."

"And now, RB Leipzig's opening attack has failed!"

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Bruno excitedly got up from the ground, turned around and celebrated with his teammates who rushed over.

Especially for Gundogan who gave him a wonderful long pass, Bruno laughed and hugged his teammate.

This German midfielder who is capable of both offense and defense has an amazing passing skill. The pass was given very comfortably, allowing him to stop and dribble and directly pass his opponent.

If the ball was not passed well, Bruno would definitely need to adjust again before he could start.

"Thanks for your assist!" Bruno thanked with a smile.

Gundogan waved his hands and said: "No, no, no, your goal was amazing!"

Bruno was able to use his speed to tear through RB Leipzig's defense, single-handedly create a one-on-one situation, and calmly lobbed the ball into the goal while being double-teamed by two players. This shows how strong he is.

"Then try harder. I feel like I'm full of strength now!" Bruno laughed.

After hearing this, everyone around suddenly became hot.

After several seasons together, Bruno has established his prestige among Manchester United players.

In the eyes of many Manchester United players, Bruno is an omnipotent god!

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In the first ten minutes of the game, RB Leipzig took the overwhelming initiative. Their attack caused a lot of trouble for Manchester United's defense, but Bruno's counterattack goal in the 13th minute poured a bucket of cold water on RB Leipzig's heads, making them completely sober.

Both Nagelsmann on the sidelines and Mikiele on the field clearly realized their mistakes. Although they have attached great importance to Bruno, it is all based on video analysis or data analysis.

For a player like Bruno, you can never understand how strong he is without a real head-on confrontation!

After scoring the first goal, Manchester United gradually found the feeling of the game. After stabilizing the situation, they began to slowly and actively press forward.

In this game, Mourinho fielded his strongest midfield lineup.

Bruno rushed forward, Kante and Gundogan fell behind, and these three players ensured Manchester United's advantage in the midfield, while also putting RB Leipzig into a passive situation quickly.

Especially after taking the lead, Manchester United frequently launched attacks.

Bruno also became the most active player on the court. In the 24th minute, he caused a foul on Leipzig Red Bull player Mikiele in the frontcourt.

Bruno took a direct free kick from 35 meters away from the goal, but unfortunately, the shot was too straight and was directly confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper.

Bruno raised his hands in frustration, obviously dissatisfied with his shot.

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Just three minutes later, he got the ball on the left rib again, suddenly got rid of Mikiele, passed the ball diagonally behind him with his right foot, Mbappe quickly inserted and shot, but the shot was saved by Gulacsi.

But in the 28th minute, Bruno's activeness finally paid off again.

Kante made a straight pass and found Bruno in the frontcourt, creating a one-on-one opportunity.

Facing Leipzig Red Bull's single defensive midfielder Kampl, Bruno simply and directly kicked the ball to the bottom line, forced himself to accelerate and overtake, and used his speed advantage to break through Leipzig Red Bull's defensive midfielder and made a cross with his left foot in front of the bottom line.

Bruno's left-foot crossing skills are indeed not as good as his right foot, but it is good enough for assists.

McTominay followed up from the middle and easily headed the ball in front of the goal, breaking through the Leipzig Red Bull's goal again!

Less than half an hour, two goals ahead!

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The continuous attacks drove Manchester United completely crazy!

Not only has the rhythm of the game been improved, but the team's frontcourt offense is becoming more and more smooth and coordinated.

In this game, although Bruno was arranged as a front midfielder by Mourinho, he actually had a large range of movement. In many cases, his position was even forward than that of the striker McTominay, because McTominay had to actively retreat to support the defense.

Whether it's dribbling the ball from the wing and cutting inside, or quickly cutting in behind the opponent's defense, these are Bruno's specialties.

More importantly, his passing coordination awareness is also very good.

In the 36th minute, he got the ball on the left again and moved it to the right. Mbappe quickly followed up and stopped the ball, and his cross almost assisted McTominay to score again with a header.

Bruno's breakthrough from the left was also very threatening. The second goal came from the corner kick created by his breakthrough.

In the 44th minute, Bruno forced a breakthrough on the left and created a corner kick.

Gundogan passed the corner kick to the front point, Van Dijk headed the ball to the left side of the penalty spot, and Bruno, who was lurking outside the penalty area, suddenly jumped out of the penalty area, without stopping the ball, and directly faced Van Dijk's ball, and shot directly, and the football was blasted into the goal of Leipzig Red Bull again!

3: 0!

Bruno opened his arms and flew in the Lisbon Stadium like a glider.

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"The game is in the 60th minute."

"The score is still 3:0. Manchester United maintains the lead thanks to Bruno's two shots and one assist."

"Mourinho made a substitution at this time!"

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When the fourth official on the sidelines held up the No. 8 number plate, Bruno on the field was obviously stunned for a moment, because he felt he could still continue playing.

He felt that he was in very good shape and if he continued playing like this, he would definitely be able to score more goals or even perform a hat trick.

But Mourinho was obviously also concerned about the Champions League final four days later and wanted to replace him to conserve his energy.

“Indeed, even though we only played for an hour, we could feel Bruno’s great strength.”

"Both goals were very exciting. One was a solo goal during a counterattack, and the other was a calm volley in the penalty area. In addition, Bruno assisted McTominay to score a header. It can be said that Bruno's performance tonight was very eye-catching."

When he arrived at the sidelines, Bruno shook hands and hugged Mata, who replaced him.

When he walked towards Mourinho, Mourinho opened his arms to him from a distance and said with a smile: "Great performance, keep up the good work!"

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When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, all the Manchester United players on the field were celebrating wildly.

This is their third consecutive year in the Champions League final!

Because of Manchester United's big victory over RB Leipzig, they were called the "dark horse terminator" by the European media.

Last year, they defeated the super dark horse Ajax, and the young army led by young coach Ten Hag was defeated by Manchester United.

Now, they have once again ended another super dark horse led by another young coach Nagelsmann and blocked it from the Champions League final.